Reader comments on Irreversible

No genius, if the film had been shown in linear time, it would of been exploitive pornography. But obviously that is what american audiences like you and this critic want. You want to build up to your sex and violence. Well if you want that, go see a blockbuster big budget action film. And the last half is not boring or trite. It is meant to drive home the emotion you are supposed to feel. She was pregnant for Christ's sake. And your not affected. The people that would rather see their sex and violence done more tasteful are the real monsters.

I have to agree with Joshua's review, it's a terrible movie. The burtal beating was pretty graphic but i've seen worse. but the rape scene made me real sick. makes me wanna kill all rapists. seriously, i have no pity for these bastards. we should kill them all!
if this is the emotion the film maker wanted to invoke, well he did a good job. but after that it becomes boring trite look in to the lives that these people lived before they became 'irreversible'. if he told it in a regular timeline and had an epiloge to wrap it all up, he might have saved it from becoming a despicable film. if you think this film has any merit, please point them out. other then that, stay away from this film!